Daniel Tran
About Daniel Tran
Daniel Tran is a Systems Automation Software Engineer at Nikola Motor Company with a background in electrical engineering and applied mathematics.
Systems Automation Software Engineer at Nikola Motor Company
Daniel Tran currently works as a Systems Automation Software Engineer at Nikola Motor Company, a role he has held since 2021. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, Tran has been instrumental in developing a code framework for the hardware engineering team to analyze electronic truck components. His contributions include automating Python scripts to compare component specifications to design requirements and creating visualizations using Python Plotly for vehicle logs from various document repositories. Tran has also taught colleagues how to use Influxdb query language effectively and designed an ETL process for vehicle log data to automate data processing according to user requirements.
Educational Background and Expertise
Daniel Tran holds a Master's degree in Applied Mathematics from California State University, Los Angeles, which he achieved during his tenure as a Graduate Masters Student from 2014 to 2017. He also has a Bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley, where he studied Physics and Chinese from 2008 to 2012. His extensive educational background provided him with a solid foundation in analytical and quantitative skills, which have been essential in his roles across various technical and scientific domains.
Previous Experience in Education and Research
Before his current role at Nikola Motor Company, Daniel Tran accumulated valuable experience in both educational and research settings. He worked as a Research Assistant at the University of California, Riverside from 2019 to 2020, and as a Laboratory Assistant at Jay T. Groves' Lab at UC Berkeley from 2010 to 2012. Additionally, Tran served as an Event Coach for the Muscatel Middle School Science Olympiad Team from 2012 to 2016, significantly contributing to the academic and extracurricular development of students in Rosemead, CA.
Roles in Software Engineering and Product Development
Daniel Tran has held various roles in software engineering and product development over the years. He worked at Dalton Bioanalytics as a Software Engineer in 2020 and at Arizona State University in a similar role remotely the same year. His industry experience includes a brief tenure as a Product Engineer at ePetri Inc. in Pasadena, CA, in 2013. Tran has consistently contributed to the design and automation processes in these roles, implementing Python scripts, automating JIRA ticket systems, and defining style guidelines for coverage analysis and unit testing.
Early Career and Volunteer Work
Daniel Tran’s early career was marked by a range of volunteer and academic roles. In 2009, he worked as an Undergraduate Volunteer for the AMOS Experiment at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. While pursuing his undergraduate degree at UC Berkeley, he was involved in various projects and labs, strengthening his research and practical skills. These early experiences helped shape Tran's multidisciplinary expertise and provided a diverse foundation that would later influence his professional trajectory.